Although a number for the flagship 4TB Rocket Plus is still TBD, expect it to be in the 2500-3000 TBW range. Similarly, the 2TB Rocket 4 Plus is rated at 1,400 TBW, making it considerably less than the 3,600 TBW of the standard 2TB drive. Despite both drives being TLC-based, Sabrent rates the newer model's 1TB version at 700 TBW (terabytes written), which is less than half of the 1,800 TBW for the non-Plus drive. It's not a complete home run for Sabrent because in terms of endurance, the Rocket 4 Plus sees a noticeable downgrade compared to its predecessor. You'll need $800 for the privilege of owning the biggest Rocket, but then your pockets are probably deep enough to afford a PCIe 4.0 motherboard and accompanying hardware that's required to take full advantage of this drive.
On the plus side (geddit?), the newer drive is now offered in up to 4TB capacities, allowing you to store massive game libraries, work files, and other stuff, all in one place. Like its predecessor, the Rocket 4 Plus' value proposition remains unmatched, although getting onboard this time around requires spending $200+ for the 1TB model as Sabrent isn't selling a cheaper - and less capacious - 500GB version. Although real-world testing sees it leapfrog competitors by the minutest of margins and vice versa, you get to keep the bragging rights with the Sabrent drive.
In our testing, this drive was able to get the closest to its class-leading, officially rated transfer speeds of 7,100 MB/s reads and 6,600 MB/s writes, making it the fastest consumer drive currently on the market. Sabrent gave the Rocket 4 a nice boost with the Plus model.
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